WHY: Keynote address in the Library's
celebration of Asian Pacific American Heritage Month

BACKGROUND

Rep. Wu was sworn in on Jan. 6, 1999,
becoming the first Chinese American member
of the U.S. House of Representatives. He
represents the "Silicon Forest" area from
Portland to the Oregon coast and serves as
Vice Chairman of the Congressional Asian
Pacific Caucus.

Rep. Wu serves on the Education and
Workforce subcommittees on Early
Childhood, Youth, and Families and on
Employer-Employee Relations. He also
serves on the Science subcommittee on
Technology and on Space and Aeronautics.

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